{"id":503,"date":"2022-08-03T08:04:22","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T08:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grousablebooks.com\/?page_id=503"},"modified":"2026-04-04T20:13:14","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T03:13:14","slug":"murder-at-an-exhibition","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/books-2\/murder-at-an-exhibition\/","title":{"rendered":"Murder at an Exhibition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-9443 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/mockup-1-e1689195776273.png?resize=324%2C295&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Murder at an Exhibition book and ebook\" width=\"324\" height=\"295\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/books2read.com\/murderatanexhibition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buy from a bookseller<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/grousable-books.square.site\/shop\/the-tommy-jones-mysteries\/3?page=1&amp;limit=6&amp;sort_by=category_order&amp;sort_order=asc\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Buy from the author<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Why kill a humble photographer?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"> In 1863 London, a photographer is murdered, his body found at the Royal Academy Exhibition shortly after his assistant, Bridget, is locked in the dark-room at the studio. <\/span><span class=\"s2\">Days later<\/span><span class=\"s1\">, art expert Giovanni Morelli is attacked.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p2\"><span class=\"s1\"> With the police unable to see the connection, illustrator Jo Harris must help Bridget uncover the clues among wealthy art collectors and purveyors of photographic pornography, with help from the likes of Dante Gabriel Rossetti and Sir Charles Eastlake.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">The second of the Tommy Jones Mysteries, <em>Murder at an Exhibition<\/em> is a traditional history mystery, meant to be read in front of a fire, real or electric, with a cup of cocoa. The story unfolds evenly, without jump scenes or shockers, and no graphic violence.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p3\"><span class=\"s1\">Real historical figures guest star throughout the book, bringing Victorian London to life. A book for lovers of Agatha Christie and Anne Perry.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-10703\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TransparentGrouseforWebsite.png?resize=52%2C74&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Grouse\" width=\"52\" height=\"74\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TransparentGrouseforWebsite.png?resize=210%2C300&amp;ssl=1 210w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/TransparentGrouseforWebsite.png?w=400&amp;ssl=1 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 52px) 100vw, 52px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"p1\"><em>&#8220;a great historical mystery novel&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;a fun romp through mid-nineteenth century British society, with an exciting blend of historical figures and compelling original characters&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;entertaining and well-written historical mystery with its cast of likeable characters&#8221;<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>&#8220;The resolution to the mystery is satisfyingly unexpected&#8221; &#8212; Historical Novel Society Magazine<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Murder at an Exhibition<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Novel, 246 pages<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Published 12 October 2022<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Historical Mystery \/ Historical Fiction<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">ISBN: <span class=\"s1\">979-8-9853027-4-5 <\/span>(paperback) <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">979-8-9869845-5-1 (hardcover)<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"> <span class=\"s1\">979-8-9853027-5-2 <\/span>(e-book)\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Library of Congress Control Number: 2022914744<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buy from a bookseller Buy from the author &nbsp; Why kill a humble photographer? In 1863 London, a photographer is murdered, his body found at the Royal Academy Exhibition shortly after his assistant, Bridget, is locked in the dark-room at the studio. Days later, art expert Giovanni Morelli is attacked.\u00a0 With the police unable to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":10421,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-fullwidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-503","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/503","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=503"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/503\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10776,"href":"https:\/\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/503\/revisions\/10776"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lisahistory.net\/wordpress\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=503"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}